Wire-wiping machine.



A. S. SMELSBR.

WIRE WIPING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 17, 1912.l

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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WIRE WIPING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 11, 1912. A

1,073,297, Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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A. S. SMELSER.

WIRBWIPING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNI. 17, 1912.

1,0731297. Patent-,ed 1561111111913.

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APBLIGATION FILED JUNI: 17, 1912.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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@K522i @Z4 er i is an enlarged UNITED STATES ALBERT' S. SMELSER, OF ADERSON, INDIANA.

Winn-wiriive MACHINE? T, To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT S. SMELSER, a vcitizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison apd State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wire-lVipiiig Machilies; and I dovdeclare the following to beI a fiill,' clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will ena-ble others skilled la in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

- This invention relates to improvements in Specification of Letters Patent. I Application aiea June 17, i912. seriai No. 704,161.

wire wiping machines. 'A

One obJect of the invention is to provide a wire. wiping machine having an Vimproved ,means for automatically raising and lowering the -wiping mechanism to permit knots, joints4 or other Obstrctions in the wire to readilyY pass without tearing or pulling out 2O the wiping material from its holders or v,breakingthe wire. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of this character which will be sim le, strong, and durable in construc- 15 tion, e cient and reliable in operation and l well adapted to the purpose for. which it is designed. With these and other objects in view, the invention consistsfof certain novel features :o of construction, andthe combination and arian 'ement of parts as will be 'more fully descri ed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a front View of my improved wire wiping machine, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 front view partly in section of a portion of the machine; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of F ig.'2 and showing the parts'in an 4G operative position; Fig. 4 is a view similar to 3 taken on a different line and showing the parts raised or in an inoperative position to permit the passage of an obstruction-ini the wire beingwiped; Fig. A5 is a verticallongitudinal section of a portion of the machine taken on the line 5-5' of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of the machine taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3; 7 lis a similar view taken on the line 7-7'01 Fig. 3; Fig..8 is a. detail side view of one of the supporting levers for supporting the upper holding mechanism for the wiping material in elevated position until the knot or obstruction in the wire has passed the wipers. F 9 is a rear' View of the same; Fig. Al() is a side view of one of the tripping members for raising the upper holding mechanism -for the wiping material; Fig. l1 isa front view of the same.

My improved wire wiping machine comprises lower and upper base or magazine supporting plates l and 2 which are designed to receive and support the upper and lower` magazines or holders for the asbestos wiping material as will be more fully described. The base plate l may be secured to any suitable support (not shown) and the upper base plate 2 is secured to and spaced a suitable distance from the lower plate of bolts 3, the upper ends of which. are threaded and screwed into threaded sockets Patented sept. 16, i913. 'l

l by a series in the lower side of the upper plate 2, while A the lower ends of the bolts pass through bolt holes in the lower plate l and have .their extremities threaded to receive nuts 4. -On the bolts 3 between the plates l and 2 are arranged spacing sleeves 5 by means of which the plates 1 and 2 are spaced'a suitable distance apart. The lower Abase plate l has on its upper side a longitudinallydis. whereby the plate atf this point is increased in thickness. 'The posed ribl or offset 6 -upper plate'2 is of greater thickness along its central portion and p ortion thereof, while tion of the plate is extended fronrthe upper part of the central portion thereby forming the thinner frontp'oih; tion of the plate is extended from the lower. the thinner rear porshoulders 7 and 8 on the front and 'rear edges of the thicker central portion of the plate as shown.

In the cent-ral land its rib 6 are a series of vertically disposed passages 9 the lower ends of which are enlarged and threaded vto form slightly tapered sockets l0 with which are engaged the reduced threaded upper ends of a series of lower magazines or holders l1 for the lower wipers 12, said wipers being in the form of asbestos, wool or similar material which is placed in the magazines or holders l1 and in the passages 9 in the plates l above the magazines. The material foi-m- *ing the wipers l2 is forced or fed upwardly and projected a suitable distance above the magazines 1l in the passages 9 by a plunger 13, the stem or shank 14 of which has a threaded engagement with a plug l5 which is screwed into the lower end of the magazine ll as shown. In the rib 6 of the lower plate l and intersecting the center of the passages 9 are a series of transversely disportion vof the lower plate posed wire guiding grooves 1G through vwhich the wire passes when wiped as will` be hereinafter more fullyidescribed.

In the upper base plate 2 immediately above the passages 9 in the lower plate are a seriesiof vertically disposed guide passages 17 in which are slidably mounted the lower ends\of a series of upper magazines or holders 18 for the upper wipersy 19. rl`he magazines or holders 18 are preferably in the form of cylindrical tubes of sufficient length, said tubes havin@- their lower ends slidably engaged with the passages 17 in the plate 2 and having their upper ends slidably engaged with the passages 20 in an upper guiding and suppo-rting plate 21 which is secured to the plate 2 by series of Lbolts 22 and is spaced a suitable distance from the lower plate by tubes or sleeves 23 arranged on the bolts 22 as shown. The bolts 22 have their lower ends threaded and screwed into threaded sockets 24 in the plate 2, while their upper ends'pass through .apertures in the plate 21 and have their extremities reduced and threaded to receive clamping nuts 25 which are screwed thereon and into engagement with the upper sides ofthe plates 21.

The lower ends of the magazines or tubes 18 normally terminate close to or in engagement with the upper side of the rib 6 of the lower plate 1, and the asbestos or other material in the tubes or magazines which forms the upper wiper 19 is fed downwardly and held in engagement with the lower wipers by a series of upper plungers 26, the stems 27 of which have a threaded engagement with plugs 28 screwed in the upper ends of the tubes or magazines 18 as shown. By thus constructing and arranging theupper and lower magazines or wiper iolders and wipers, it will be seen that the wires when drawn through the grooves G of the lower plate and between the engagl time to permit ing ends vof the wipers that the surplus galvanizing material or coating which is applied to the wires will be smoothly and evenly wiped off the wires.

The upper magazines or holders are yieldingly held down in position toengage the wiping material therein with the wiping material in the lower holder by coiled springs'29 arranged on the tubes or magazines between the upper plate 2 1 and collars 30 which are clamped to the tubes or magazines a suitable ydistance above the plate 2 as shown. The collars 3 0 have on one side pairs of apertured lugs 31 the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. In vorder to automatically lift or raise the tubes or upper magazines l18 at the proper the passageof knots, twists or other obstructions in the wires, so that such knots ory obstructions will not catch the lower ends of the magazine'or the wire the galvanizing 1G in the ribA wiping material therein and thus break the wire orpull the wiping material out, I provide a suitable magazine lifting mechanism comprising a series of segmental plates or levers 32 which are engaged with notches 33 formed in the forwardly projecting offset front portion of the plate `2 and which are pivotally engaged with pins or bolts 34 arranged in recessed supporting blocks 35 one of which is secured to the upper side of the forwardly projecting portion ofthe plate 2 over each ofthe notches 33 formed therein. The blocks 35 are preferably secured to the outer portions of the plate 2 by screws or similar fastening devices 36. Secured to the squared outer or forward ends of the plates or levers 32k are forked tripping plates 37 the forked or bifurcated lower ends of which project below the levers 32 and are adapted to receive the wires which are drawn therethrough after leaving tanks and Ibefore passing between the wipers. p v

The inner ends of the plates or levers 32 have pivotally connected thereto the lower ends of a series of of which are pivotally connected to' pairs of apertured lugs 39 on the forward ends of collars 40 which are engaged with the magazines or tubes 18 below the collars 30 and which engage and rest on the upper side of the central portion of the plate 2 and form supports for the coliars 30 engaged with the magazine tubes 18 above the collars 40 as hereinbefore described. 'By thus arranging the magazine lifting mechanism as herein showny and described it will be seen that when a knot, twist or other obstruction in the wires comes into engagement with the forked lower end of the trip plates 37 said plates ltogether .withthe levers 32 will be swung inwardly and then upwardly thereby causing the. links 38 to lift'the collars 40 which being engaged with the collars 30 will lift the latter and the magazine tubes to links 38 the upper ends which they are clamped, thereby permitting 'v the knot or obstruction inthe wire to pass freely between the raised lower' end `of the upperinagazine and the lower magazine without tearing orpulling out the asbestos wire wiping `filling of they magazines.

'In order to automatlcally catch and support orhold the upper tubes or magazines in an elevated position whilethel obstruction in the'wire is passing through the machine, I provide 'a series of supporting catches in the vform of levers 41 oneofwhich is pivotally mounted in the apertured lugs 31 of each of vthe collars 30. ln` kthe rear edges of the supporting levers 41 are notches 42. On thel lower ends of the levers 41 are right angularly formed depending tripfingers 43.

Arranged on and secured to the upper side of the rearwardly projecting portion yof the plate 2 are a'scries of magazine supposition until the knot or obstruction in the from the wipers.

wire passes between the wipers. The lower ends of the fingers 43 of the levers 41 are forked or bifurcated as at and through said forked ends of the levers the wires pass By thus arranging the supporting levers 41 it will be seen that after the magazines have been raised to permit the knots or obstructions in the lwire to pass the wipers the knots or obstructions whenI coming into engagement with the bifurcated lower ends of the trip fingers 43 of the leverswill swin the latter outwardly thereby disengaging t bars 44 which will permit the'springs 29 to again force the magazines 18 downwardly to engage the wipers carried thereby with the wipers in the lower magazine, thus again bringing said wipers into operative position for wiping the surplus material from the wires.

,By constructing .and arranging my iinproved' wire wiping machine as herein shown and described it will be seen that the wipers will be automatically separated to permit. the

passage of any knots, twists or obstructions which would interfere with the free passage of the wire between the wipers, thus obviating the danger of breaking the wire or tearing out the wiping material.

From the foregoing description takendn connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and ope-ration of the invention will be .readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from-the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as claimed. 'i

Having thus described lmy invention, what I claim 1s:

1. In a Wire wiping machine, the combi.-l

nation with upper and lower supporting plates, `lower magazines secured to said lower plate, upper magazines slidably said upper plate, a guiding above saidup'per supporting collars secured to said upper magacollars and upper guiding plate, and wipin material in said magazines; ofa series o pivotally supported levers, links connecting them plate,

'with the collars on said magazines, forked vtripping plates on said leversand adapted to be engaged` by obstructions in the wires, a series of other levers each pivoted to one of said collars and having a notch in its body and a finger in its lower end for the purpose j nation with upright guides,

e notch '42 from. the' set forth, the lower 2'. In a and a supporting Vbar carried by plate over which said notch rests. wire wiping machine, the combia lower magazine seated in the lower guide, an upper magazine movably mounted in the upper guide, wiping material within said maga- Wire being treated; of a framework carrying said guides, a supporting bar across the framework, levers pivoted at their upper eX- tremities to said upper magazines and each having a notchf in its body adapted to rest over'said bar, its lower end being forked and passing astride the' wire being treated, a forked trip finger standing astride said wire forward of the magazine, and connections between this finger and the upper magazine whereby the latter is raised by a knot in the'wire.V

3. In a wire wiping machine, upper and lower magazine supporting plates, means to connect and space said plates a suitable distance apart, lower wiper holding magazines secured to said lower plate, upper wiper holding magazines slidably mountedin said upper plate, a magazine guiding plate spaced above magazine supporting plate to receive and guide the vupper ends of said upper magazines, upper and lower collars secured to said upper magazines, springs arranged between said upper collars and said upper guiding plate whereby the upper magazines are yieldingly held in operative position, wiping material arranged in said magazines and held thereby in position to eng-age the wires drawn through the machine, an upper magazine lifting mechanism comprising a series of pivotallyv supported levers connected at one end with the lower collars on said magazines, forked tripping plates secured to, the opposite ends of said levers and adapted to be engaged by obstructions in the wires whereby the levers are rocked and said upper magazines thereby raised, means .to support said magazines in a raised position while the obstructions are passing the magazines, and means whereby said supporting means is tripped by the obstructions in t-he wires. to permit the magazines to lower.. `3

v4. In .-fa-wire wiping machine, a lower magazine supporting plate, and an upper magazine supporting plate `having therein aiseries of notches, a series of lower wiper holding magazines'fixed in said lower supporting plate, a series of upper wiper holdper plate, wire wiping material arranged in said magazines, upper and lower collars secured to said upper magazines, springs to hold the latter in operative position, an upvper magazine liftingmehanism comprising a series of sppporting blocks secured to said ,.ingmagazines slidably mountedin said upill zines, and means for feeding it toward the and secured to said upper upper supporting plate, -lifting levers pivoted in said blocks and adapted to engage the notches in said plate, links to connect one end of said levers to the upper collars of the magazines, forked tripping plates ser cured to the opposite ends of said levers to receive the wires, whereby obstructions in the latter will engage said plates and trip said levers, thereby raising the upper magazines, magazine supporting levers pivotally secured to saidlupper collars and having therein notches, supporting bars on said`J upper magazine supporting plate adapted to be engaged by the notches in said levers whereby the magazines are supported in an elevated position when raised by said lifting mechanism, and bifurcated trip lingers on said supporting levers adapted to be engaged by the obstructions in the wire whereby said levers are tripped to permit the springs on said magazines to lower the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit-- nesses.

ALBERT S. SMELSER.

Witnesses IRA V. SMELSER, v JACOB Gr. HOFFNER. 

